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Re: tools

To: "scott putnam" <ultrawildcat@hotmail.com>, <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: tools
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 07:40:52 -0700charset="iso-8859-1"
References: <F1240eOtiFUye1gZ9lE00004efe@hotmail.com>
The reason I do not buy Craftsman any more is because of their no questions
asked warranty. When my tools got stolen they got fenced at Sears for
current prices!
----- Original Message -----
From "scott putnam" <ultrawildcat at hotmail.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2000 3:30 PM
Subject: tools


> yes,i know,the new kid is chiming in again.well,for what it's worth,i use
> tools every day of the week,week in and week out.i started out with
> craftsman years ago,then when i went professional i decided the craftsman
> logo didn't fit the image of a big tractor trailer mechanic,so i started
> buying from the mac tool guy.nice guy,named doug,been a friend of mine
ever
> since i signed the original paperwork with him years ago.anyway,my box
these
> days[all mac boxes by the way] contains a mix of
> snapon,craftsman,mac,matco,and husky.if i had to do it all over again,and
> was just starting out,i would march right into sears,pluck down the credit
> card,and walk out with the biggest professional set they have.the only
time
> i have ever had a problem with my craftsman stuff is when i leave it
> balanced on a framerail and it ends up lost on the highway somewhere.their
> warranty is terrific,haven't lost a significant amount of chrome,never had
> an open end wrench spread,even with a cheater pipe on the end of it.only
> reason i buy anybody's elses now is because they are limited in their
> speciality selection at my local retail outlet. you folks who are tool
> shopping for a traveling set for the car might do yourselves a favor and
go
> to the tool crib at home depot. i have bought a few replacement
pieces,nice
> stuff at a terrific price,good guarantee.i avoid that foreign stuff like
the
> plague.we in the trade have a name for that harbor freight like
> stuff,knuckle busters..a word to the wise.....
>     scott
>    77 midget here we come...
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